Comparison of effectiveness and productivity of video modeling and video modeling through songs in teaching daily living skills to children with intellectual disability

This research was aimed at examining the effectiveness and productivity of video modeling and video modeling through songs in teaching daily living skills to the children with intellectual disability. In the research, adapted alternating treatments design was used from among single subject research designs. The subject of the research consists of four students between the ages of 14 and 21 who have got intellectual disability children. In the research, "folding sweater and shining shoes" being independent from each other and having equal diffculty level among daily living skills in line with expert opinions were selected. In the scope of training plan, skill steps for determined skills were developed and lyrics for these skills were written and parallelism between these lyrics and skills were provided and evaluated with expert opinions.At the last stage, completed lyrics were composed and were put into a video so as to show parallelism with steps for skills.At the end of research, the song's video models, according to the video modeling teaching methods have been shown to be more effective and efficient. Key Words: Video Modelling, Special Education and Music, Mental Disability, Daily Living Skills.